'''Skype''' ({{talaffuz|skayp}}) — foydalanuvchilarga [[internet]] tarmogʻi uzra [[telefon]] qilishi imkonini beruvchi dastur. Xizmatning boshqa foydalanuvchilariga ([[komputer]]dan komputerga) qoʻngʻiroq qilish tekin, biroq oddiy telefon va [[uyali telefon]]larga qoʻngʻiroq qilish uchun haq toʻlanadi. Shuningdek, skype [[qisqa xabar yoʻllash]], [[fayllar almashinuvi]] va [[video konferensiya]] kabi xususiyatlarga ham ega.
2011-yil 10-mayida [[Microsoft]] shirkati Skypeʼni [[AQSh dollari|$]]8.5 milliardga sotib oldi.<ref>[{{Citation |year= |title=Microsoft korporatsiyasi Skype uchun kurashda barchani dog‘da qoldirdi |url=http://infoman.uz/2011/05/microsoft-acquires-skype/ Microsoft|access-date=2011-05-11 korporatsiyasi|archivedate=2011-05-23 Skype|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523002508/http://infoman.uz/2011/05/microsoft-acquires-skype/ uchun kurashda barchani dog‘da qoldirdi]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |year= |title=Microsoft to Acquire Skype |url=http://about.skype.com/press/2011/05/microsoft_to_acquire_skype.html#more |access-date=2011-05-11 |archivedate=2011-05-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512044223/http://about.skype.com/press/2011/05/microsoft_to_acquire_skype.html#more }}</ref><ref>[http://kara.allthingsd.com/20110509/microsoft-will-announce-acquistion-of-skype-tomorrow-morning/ Confirmed: Microsoft Will Announce Acquisition of Skype Tomorrow Morning]</ref> Bu Microsoftʼning eng yirik xaridi boʻldi.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/10/microsoft-confirms-skype-deal Microsoft confirms $8.5bn Skype deal]</ref>
